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Marcelo Gabriel Cardarelli

Marcelo Gabriel Cardarelli, MD, MPH

Pediatric Cardiothoracic SurgeryCardiothoracic Surgery

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 3-12
  • Adolescent 13-17
  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Gender

Male

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

About Marcelo Gabriel Cardarelli

Professional Titles

  • Interim Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center

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Background

Marcelo Cardarelli is a pediatric thoracic and cardiac surgeon and the interim director of pediatric cardiac surgery at the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. He specializes in treating diseases affecting the chest, lungs, esophagus and heart for infants, children and adolescents.

Dr. Cardarelli graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, and after completing training in Buenos Aires, he obtained further pediatric cardiac training through fellowships at the Texas Heart Institute, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Boston Children’s Hospital. He then received a Master of Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Cardarelli was the director of pediatric cardiac surgery at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital for Children for nearly 18 years. An eight-year tenure followed as a congenital surgeon at Inova Children’s Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Cardarelli also co-founded the Global Cardiac Alliance, a foundation developing pediatric cardiac surgery services in low-income and middle-income countries.

Videos

Marcelo Cardarelli, M.D., M.P.H. | Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

  • Are We Witnessing Revolution or Evolution in Health Care?, OP-Med(May 15, 2023)
  • The Silver Lining of the Pandemic, OP- Med (May 10, 2021)
  • The HealthCare Problem: Why Can’t We Find a Solution?, Health ( May 14, 2012)
  • A Sip of Water,  Public Health (February 13, 2013)

Research Interests

  • Pediatric cardiac surgery; healthcare financing and sustainability

Research Summary

  • Over the last 10 years Dr. Cardarelli’s research focus has shifted from clinical areas to sustainability of cardiac surgery programs, with an emphasis on the cost-effectiveness of cardiac surgery in countries with limited resources

Research Gate - Research Profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcelo-Cardarelli-Md-Mph

Honors

  • Difference Maker 100, 2018
  • Alley-Sheridan Scholarship - Brandeis University, 2007- Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Memberships

  • Co-Founder and Staff Surgeon of The Global Cardiac Alliance
  • American Association of Thoracic Surgery
  • European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
  • Founding Member of the World Society Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeon

Locations

  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise

Education

  • Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH, 2006
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cardiovascular Surgery, 1989
  • Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, 1989
  • Fellowship: The Texas Heart Institute, Cardiovascular Surgery, 1988
  • Residency: Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Medicina, Cardiovascular Surgery, 1985
  • Medical Education: Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Medicina, MD, 1980